Radhi Shenaishil

Radhi Shenaishil Swadi (born 11 August 1969) is a former Iraqi footballer and former coach of the Iraq national football team, and currently manages Iraq U23.
Playing career
Radhi Shenaishil was born and brought up in Al-Thawra City in Baghdad.
He captained an Iraqi Under 20s team and helped them to top their group which included Spain, Norway and Argentina, who they beat 1–0 with Radhi scoring the winner from a penalty against a side featuring Diego Simeone and Roberto Bonano in the FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia in 1989.
The libero was voted into the Asian Cup select team XI at the 1996 Asian Cup with teammate Laith Hussein after helping Iraq to the quarter-finals.
In the summer of 1999, he retired from international football after the Pan-Arab Games final loss against hosts Jordan on penalties, where he scored Iraq's only penalty in a 3–1 shoot-out loss. In the same game he also scored an own-goal.
International goals
Scores and results list Iraq's goal tally first.
Managerial career
In March 2009, Shenaishil managed the Iraq national team for two friendly matches, against Saudi Arabia and South Korea. On 11 September 2014, Shenaishil was appointed as manager of Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC.
Months before the 2015 AFC Asian Cup started, Shenaishil was named as new Iraqi national team manager, replacing Hakeem Shaker whilst continuing as manager of Qatar SC. The first match under Shenaishil as Iraq coach was a 1–1 draw with Kuwait. He led the team in tournament to a 1–0 win over Jordan in opener and a 2–0 win over Palestine and also a 0–1 loss to Japan and finished as group runner-up behind Japan with six points. His side faced Iran in quarter-final and won 7–6 in penalties after 3–3 draw in extra time. In semi-finals, Iraq lost 0–2 to South Korea and then lost the third place match 3–2 to UAE. He returned to Qatar SC in February 2015, after the Asian Cup ended, but resigned on 26 October 2015.
On 15 April 2016, Shenaishil became the new coach of Iraq. in order to lead the team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC third round. The team did not perform and after losing five out of seven games, he was sacked on April 10, 2017.
On 12 December 2018, Shenaishil became the new coach for Naft Al-Wasat SC, a big announcement for him to come back to the Iraqi league.
On 26 July 2022, Shenaishil was announced as the new head coach for Iraq U23, after serving as an interim coach of the Iraqi national team.
Managerial statistics
Honours
As a player
Club
Iraqi Premier League
Winner Al-Zawra'a SC 1990-1991
1991–92 Iraqi League with Al-Quwa Al-JawiyaIraq FA Cup 1 *** 92
Iraq FA Cup
Winner 5 times
81, 82, 89 , 90 , 91 with Al-Zawra'a SC
92 with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Intisar Cup Winners
Winner 2 times
84, 86 with Al-Zawra'a SC
Arab Cooperation Council Championship Winners
Winner Once
1989
Qatar Emir Cup
Winner 5 times
95, 96, 97, 98 with Al-Ittihad
2000 with Al Sadd SC
Qatari League
Winner Three Times
1997/1998 with Al-Ittihad
1999/2000 With Al Sadd Sc
2002/2003 with Qatar SC
Sheikh Jassim Cup
Winner 3 times
2000 With Al Sadd SC
2002,2004 with Qatar SC
As a manager
Club
Al-Zawraa
Iraqi Premier League: 2010–11
International
Iraq
AFC Asian Cup fourth-place: 2015
Iraq U23
WAFF U-23 Championship Champions: 2023
References
External links
Profile on Goalzz.com
Living people
Iraqi men's footballers
Iraqi expatriate men's footballers
Iraqi football managers
Iraqi expatriate football managers
Qatar SC managers
Footballers from Baghdad
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players
Qatar SC players
Al-Zawraa SC players
Al Sadd SC players
Sharjah FC players
Al-Gharafa SC players
Al-Shorta SC managers
Expatriate football managers in Qatar
Olympic footballers for Iraq
Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1996 AFC Asian Cup players
2015 AFC Asian Cup managers
Qatar Stars League players
UAE Pro League players
1969 births
Men's association football defenders
Al-Zawraa SC managers
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya managers
Al-Talaba SC managers
Iraq men's international footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Iraqi expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates